Gustav Nyquist will head to the AHL to play for Grand Rapids now that the Detroit Red Wings have been eliminated from the playoffs.

According to Detroit GM Ken Holland, Nyquist will join the Griffins in Oklahoma City Thursday night and he'll be available to play Friday. Grand Rapids trails their Western Conference final series 2-1 and they would benefit from Nyquist's skill. He registered 23 goals and 60 points in 58 games at the AHL level this year.

Gustav Nyquist's first career playoff goal was the overtime winner in the Detroit Redwings 5-4 win over the Anaheim Ducks to even their series at one apiece.

Nyquist converted a pretty feed by Valtteri Filppula in overtime to give the Detroit Redwings the 5-4 win and evening the series at one apiece. Johan Franzen continued to be a playoff scoring machine, scoring a pair of goals and giving him 73 points in 88 playoff games. The Redwings took a differnt approach this season, letting the holes in their lineup be filled by their youngsters and they delivered in game two. Aside from Nyqusit's goal, the Redwings also got a goal and two assists from rookie Damien Brunner, and Justin Abdelkader also scored. Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk can't be the only source of offense, so it's good to see the kids contributing.

Gustav Nyquist scored a goal in Detroit's 3-2 loss on Wednesday.

Nyquist has three goals and six points in 17 games this season. He's a point-per-game player in the AHL and is worth keeping an eye on during Detroit's training camp in 2013.

Gustav Nyquist lit the lamp in Detroit's 4-2 loss to the Leafs on Wednesday night.

Nyquist, who played 12:24 and fired four shots on goal, has two points in three games since his recall. There's some great skill here -- the 23-year-old had 23 goals and 37 assists in the AHL -- but there's going to be some ups and downs as with any young player who adjusts to the NHL game. Drew Miller had the other goal for the Wings.

Gustav Nyquist has been called up by Detroit.

He'll draw back into the lineup in the place of Patrick Eaves, who has a jaw injury. "He played a game last night; give him a six-hour bus ride, let him sleep for a bit and we'll let him play tonight to see how mentally tough he is," said a tongue-in-cheek Mike Babcock. "It's all part of the training to be a Red Wing." Nyquist leads the AHL in scoring with 60 points (23 goals, 37 assists) in 58 games. He has appeared in four games with the Red Wings, where he has one assist.

Gustav Nyquist might get an opportunity to play alongside Pavel Datsyuk and Johan Franzen.

Those were Nyquist's linemates during Tuesday's practice. Nyquist has excelled in the minors and if he gets a chance to play with Datsyuk and Franzen, then it he should have some fantasy value. Keep a close eye on this situation.

Detroit Red Wings recall Gustav Nyquist from AHL Grand Rapids.

Nyquist is currently leading the AHL in scoring with 60 points. For those owners in deeper formats, Nyquist is a solid stash option in the hopes that he gets an extended run with the Wings.

Gustav Nyquist is leading the AHL in scoring with 60 points.

Nyquist has 23 goals and 37 assists in 57 games and has a three point lead over Tyler Johnson of the Syracuse Crunch. Nyquist has already played two games with the Red Wings this season and it seems to be only a matter of time until he is recalled. He will make a nice pick up in deep leagues once he establishes himself in the NHL as he is a scorer.

Gustav Nyquist has been sent to the minors.

Nyquist has no points and a minus-one rating in two games with Detroit this season. He has 17 goals and 45 points in 47 games with the AHL Grand Rapids Griffins in 2012-13.

Gustav Nyquist has been inserted into the Wings lineup Friday night.

WIth Pavel Datsyuk out with an upper-body injury, Nyquist, who had been called up earlier in the day, will play right away. He had 17 goals and 28 assists in the AHL and has a chance to carve out a role for himself with some solid play.